We are two old “old souls” living the good life in rural Lauderdale County, Alabama. The two deer in the top picture are standing at the edge of our main woods. Jerry planted 1000 pine trees when he first bought it in 1986. He and all the plants […]

This morning our treat at the bird feeders just out the windows was a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. I don’t want to scare them, so I’ll give you someone else’s photos. Recently I saw a Dark-Eyed Junco. Usually the dark hood is charcoal, but this one was dark blue. And […]

We’re working towards future uses of our land for the good of ourselves and our community. It’s mostly woods, but also several sections of fenced pasture and unfenced “pasture”, or I like to call it “meadow”. In northwest Alabama, if you don’t mow, your meadow will turn into […]

Well, now, this is why it seems I don’t get much done. It’s been a day of distractions. First off, I came into the kitchen after sleeping late to find young American Goldfinches feasting on the one hanging feeder out the window in front of my computer. These […]

This article is about how to improve your life by improving the energies of your spiritual connections. This shamanic work and energy work in general, done of good intent, does not conflict with any formal religion, in so far as the religion is of good intent. It is […]

If you read to the end of my previous post, you will find it really funny or even weird that we have a plumber out here, this morning, digging in the front yard. Yesterday, Jerry was digging the hole for the third front fence post, very carefully, mindful […]

Looking out the back window here in the kitchen, the fog comes up from the hill of the pasture, into the yard, this morning. 53º F in socked feet and no jacket was too cold for me, when I stepped out on the front porch for a moment. […]

I’m sorry for the sad note, but want people to be mindful of what can happen to their own dogs and to others, when dogs run loose. Dogs who run in a pack can be very dangerous to small animals and children. Hunters usually don’t let their dogs […]